Category: Artistic Outputs

Short Film on Worship During Menstruation – Janajyoti Secondary School

Menstruation is treated as something impure and dirty in Nepal. Girls and women are alienated during this time and face harmful social restrictions. The video seeks to create awareness about the current situation and the need to stop harmful traditional practices. The video was developed by members of the Child Club from Janapriya Secondary Schools…

Drawing Masterclass Osh

On November 17 2021, a drawing masterclass was held in Osh, with a total of 40 schoolchildren aged 13 to 17 years participated.  Drawing theme: The world through my eyes. Coach: Samikulova Ayturgan This drawing masterclass in Osh provided a platform for exploration and reflection on important societal issues, raising awareness of the need to…

Drawing Masterclass Jalal-Abad

On November 8 2021, a drawing masterclass was held in Jalal-Abad, with a total of 40 schoolchildren aged 14 to 17 years participated. Drawing theme: The world through my eyes. Coach: Samikulova Ayturgan The drawing masterclass in Jalal-Abad invited school children to draw on the theme “The World Through My Eyes”. The children presented rich…

Drawing Masterclass Bishkek

On November 12 2021, a drawing masterclass was held in Bishkek, with a total of 39 schoolchildren aged 13 to 17 years participated.   Drawing theme: The world through my eyes. Coach: Samikulova Ayturgan The drawing masterclass in Jalal-Abad invited school children to draw on the theme “The World Through My Eyes”. Although many of…

Drawing Masterclass Batken

On November 20 2021, a drawing masterclass was held in Batken, with a total of 44 schoolchildren aged 13 to 17 years participated.  Drawing theme: The world through my eyes. Coach: Samikulova Ayturgan The drawing masterclass in Batken presented a passionate group of participants. What set this group apart from others was their strong sense…

Drawing Workshops

From April 2021 – March 2022, MAP in Nepal worked with 7 schools in Palpa, Kanchanur, and Makwanpur districts. During the project, child club members from working schools identified different issues young people face. Major issues were child marriage, caste discrimination, human trafficking, drug abuse, gender-based violence, and menstruation. They have also identified different art…

Deuda Song on Human Trafficking – Janajyoti Secondary School

Human trafficking for sexual exploitation in Nepal is growing due to extreme poverty (partly resulting from the earthquake in 2015), illiteracy, unemployment, poor law enforcement. Trafficking mainly affects girls and young women who are forced to ‘work’. Here is a video produced by Janjyoti Secondary School to raise awareness about this issue through the use…

Short Film on Menstruation – Janajyoti Secondary School

Menstruation is treated as something impure and dirty in Nepal. Girls and women are alienated during this time and face harmful social restrictions. The video seeks to create awareness about the current situation and the need to stop harmful traditional practices. The video was developed by members of the Child Club from Janapriya Secondary Schools…

Policy brief: Rumah Tak Ramah (Unfriendly Home) ‘Behind the Scenes’ – Briefing Note

“A participatory research using short film to start conversations about sexual violence among adolescents in order to reduce stigma towards the victims.”  A film was chosen to raise the problem of stigma toward adolescent victims of sexual violence. The storyline was based on the experiences of adolescents in an urban community in Jakarta and the…

Policy brief: Brawling in the name of solidarity?! – Briefing Note

“A participatory research using a comic book to identify the impact of brawls in order to find workable solutions.” A comic book was chosen to raise the problem of brawls that often happen between communities and young people. The storyline was based on incidents that took place in many neighbourhoods in Jakarta, including those of…

Kolase Bercerita

This Virtual Exhibition entitled Kolase Bercerita (digital storytelling collage) 2021 is one of the outcomes of the digital collage workshop held by Mobile Arts for Peace (MAP) in Indonesia, made through the collaboration of Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, with visual artist facilitator, Vina Puspita, and the DKI Jakarta Child Protection Agency (LPA). The virtual exhibition consists of…

Jangan (Don’t): A Youth Comic

The story in this comic is inspired by the problem of Tawuran (street brawls) found in a sub-district in DKI Jakarta as identified by young participants. The JANGAN (Don’t) comic booklet was created by MAP young researchers, based on the social problem analysis conducted by Children’s Forum of Cipinang Besar Utara in Jakarta. The young…

Rumah Tak Ramah – Unfriendly Home

MAP young researchers in Indonesia created a short film to address the problem of stigma towards victims of sexual violence. The film is a research tool to create dialogue with community members about stigma and the causes of sexual violence. You can find more information about the making of the film in Harla Sara Octarra‘s (Indonesia…

Lenong Betawi on youth and environmental issues

In 2021, MAP Indonesia collaborated with Kalamtara Film House and Padepokan Ciliwung Condet (PCC) to explore Lenong with young people as a medium for peacebuilding and efforts to revitalise Betawi culture. Lenong is a folk theatre genre of the Betawi people (Jakarta) that has existed since the early 1920s. The MAP Lenong Betawi was presented…

MAP at the Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival

Hosted from the 25th-30th November 2020, the Eighth Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival (HRIFF) celebrated the films and filmmakers that spotlight human rights causes and change people’s lives across the world. The Human Rights Film Center, a MAP partner in Nepal, has organised the HRIFF each year since 2010. Due to COVID-19, this is…